Sapphire (68 Tutorials)

Boris FX | Let’s Edit with Media Composer: Day for Night with Continuum & Sapphire

October 17, 2017

Editor Kevin P. McAuliffe shows Media Composer editors how to take day time footage and transform it into night using Continuum’s Color & Tone tools and sister product Sapphire’s Night Sky and Luna.

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Sapphire Transition Builder in Premiere

June 13, 2017

Create custom transitions with Sapphire Transition Builder in Premiere Pro. Nick Harauz of clipsandhandles.com shows you how!

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Mocha Shapes: Masking & Roto with Mocha Pro with Free Presets

May 9, 2017

Dan Harvey explains the ins and outs of Mocha’s shape tools for editing roto-masks, tracking obscured objects, layer order and more. Mastering Mocha shapes will save time on visual effects and finishing tasks. If you use Adobe, Avid & OFX workflows, this tutorial is for you!

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Mocha Planar Tracking Tips with the Mocha Pro 5

May 9, 2017

Mocha Pro 5 is a great tool and here are some tips on how to use Mocha Pro like a Pro!

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Mocha’s Remove Module

May 9, 2017

Here’s a 5 minute tutorial on the Remove Objects plug-in in Mocha Pro. Remove objects doesn’t use a manual clone or paint. Mocha Product Specialist, Mary Poplin, explains how to use Remove Module inside Adobe After Effects, the same basic technique used in the mocha Pro 5 standalone or plug-in on other supported hosts.

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Working with Tough Keys in Avid with BCC Chroma Key Studio

May 9, 2017

It’s no fun to key a poorly lit green screen, but the keying plug-ins in Boris Continuum Complete can help with this arduous task. Vin Morreale explains how he takes an imperfect green screen shot in Avid Media Composer and makes it work with BCC Chroma Key Studio, Fast Film Process, Title Studio and Grunge.

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Advanced Lens Flare 3D Tracking with Mocha in Avid Media Composer

May 9, 2017

Avid editor/trainer Kevin P. McAuliffe gives out several great tips to about tracking, exporting, and importing Mocha’s tracking data into the Lens Flare 3D MT.

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Sapphire QuickTips: Grunge

May 9, 2017

In this tutorial, learn how to add some grungy effects to your video and text with Sapphire.

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Boris FX | Let’s Edit with Media Composer: BCC Film Looks

March 14, 2017

In this tutorial Kevin P. McAuliffe shows you how to transform your crisp HD footage to a more gritty organic film look by subtly layering multiple effects from Boris Continuum 10.

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Tutorial: Let’s Edit with Avid Media Composer: Sapphire Builder, Part II

February 7, 2017

Kevin P. McAuliffe gives an introduction on how to use GenArts Sapphire Builder in Avid Media Composer. Sapphire Builder is a super cool piece of software that gives users endless effects, right within Media Composer!

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Sapphire for After Effects Top 15 from John Dickinson

November 22, 2016

Don’t miss these great tutorials from John Dickinson on Sapphire for After Effects, covering the top 15 effects in the package.

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Case Study: The Cleansing Hour Main Title Design – Sapphire for Motion Graphics Designers

November 2, 2016

John Dickinson from Motionworks has a walk-through tutorial breaking down how he made the main titles for the short horror film “The Cleansing Hour.”

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Tutorial: Halloween Themed Tutorial Round Up

October 25, 2016

Demons are rising, ghosts are haunting and blood is flowing with these Halloween themed tutorials that we have collected to help take the horror out of making frightening creations. Updated: October 25, 2016.

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